Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 271 · 40 questions

Memory tip (You keep what you notice): Helps attention: phone in another room, one task at a time, a clear, tidy desk, eyes on the speaker, notes while listening. Breaks attention: TV on while studying, checking messages, three tasks at once, chatting in class, scrolling while reading. Mind wandering? Note the thought down to “park” it, then go back to your work.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) studying half-asleep (c) short planned breaks (d) one task at a time
2. 2.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) think about it more (c) note it, then go back (d) watch the match
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) notes while listening (c) games open on screen (d) daydreaming in class
5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
6. 6.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) turn the TV on
7. 7.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your friend (d) on your phone
8. 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) games open on screen (b) notes while listening (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
10. 10.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) daydreaming in class (d) eyes on the speaker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) asking a question (c) a goal for each session (d) three tasks at once
12. 12.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) keep it in your hand
13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) asking a question (c) scrolling while reading (d) a clear, tidy desk
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) short planned breaks
15. 15.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) one task at a time (c) games open on screen (d) daydreaming in class
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) scrolling while reading (c) three tasks at once (d) asking a question
18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) asking a question (c) daydreaming in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) TV on while studying (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
24. 24.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) TV on while studying (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a desk full of toys
26. 26.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
27. 27.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) asking a question (d) phone in another room
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a goal for each session (c) checking messages (d) a clear, tidy desk
30. 30.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
32. 32.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) a quiet place to study (d) daydreaming in class
35. 35.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these helps attention? (a) asking a question (b) daydreaming in class (c) a desk full of toys (d) scrolling while reading
38. 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) a goal for each session (d) games open on screen
39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) notes while listening
40. 40.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True

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